Re: [Aus-soaring] reasons not to care

2009-04-23 Thread Tim Shirley
The important word in my comment was "necessarily". Changing of structures, terms of office and voting arrangements do not NECESSARILY lead to better outcomes, just different ways to play politics. Indeed, most of the restrictions that have been mentioned in another post were the same (or wor

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Board members: TERM OF OFFICE - proposed change to 8 years service limit from 5 years

2009-04-23 Thread McLean Richard
"The current mob have halved the membership numbers while the population of Australia has gone up by 25%"   Doesn't this part of the rant totally ignore every other possible factor? A clear worldwide decline due to increased competition for leisure time & decreased tolerance of the time/effort c

Re: [Aus-soaring] Maiden Flight of ASH 31 Mi.

2009-04-23 Thread Tom van Blaricum
Caleb, Thanks for the offer clearly I am in need of one but I blame Microsoft for the stuff up From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Caleb White Sent: Wednesday, 22 April 2009 9:29 PM To: Discussion of issues relati

Re: [Aus-soaring] Maiden Flight of ASH 31 Mi.

2009-04-23 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 01:22 PM 23/04/2009, you wrote: $20. My 26E has no letters on the fuselage, so if I buy about $20 of stickers for the trailer, it's done! Jim Well don't forget you'll need to build 2.5 metres of wing outboard of the flap break and stick ASG29 tips on it. Put fuel injection on the eng

Re: [Aus-soaring] Maiden Flight of ASH 31 Mi.

2009-04-23 Thread Jim Staniforth
  And build home made 15m tips, as many people did for the AS-W17. The AS-H31 wing without any tips is 14m. I bet that would go fast.   Still trying to figure out how to fit the fuel injectors in my 26. It's EXPERIMENTAL, as all good gliders are. Jim --- On Thu, 4/23/09, Mike Borgelt wrote: We

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Board members: TERM OF OFFICE - proposed change to 8 years service limit from 5 years

2009-04-23 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 07:29 PM 23/04/2009, you wrote: "The current mob have halved the membership numbers while the population of Australia has gone up by 25%" Doesn't this part of the rant totally ignore every other possible factor? A clear worldwide decline due to increased competition for leisure time & decr

Re: [Aus-soaring] Maiden Flight of ASH 31 Mi.

2009-04-23 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 02:38 AM 24/04/2009, you wrote: And build home made 15m tips, as many people did for the AS-W17. The AS-H31 wing without any tips is 14m. I bet that would go fast. Still trying to figure out how to fit the fuel injectors in my 26. It's EXPERIMENTAL, as all good gliders are. Jim I kno

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Board members: TERM OF OFFICE - proposed change to 8 years service limit from 5 years

2009-04-23 Thread McLean Richard
OK Mike we'll have to agree to disagree. You can't ignore the bigger picture - so many times the cry of 'you're making excuses' is the only retort. Doesn't seem very constructive to me. I haven't got time to address all your issues with the GFA Mike! Take it easy & cheers, Richard --- On Fri

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA Board members: TERM OF OFFICE - proposed change to 8 years service limit from 5 years

2009-04-23 Thread Dave Boulter
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Mike Borgelt < mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> wrote: > > > I was in WA recently and was told at one club that "if people aren't > prepared to drive 3 hours each way they aren't dedicated enough to go > gliding." Makes a mockery of attempts to provide cheaper to r

Re: [Aus-soaring] Maiden Flight of ASH 31 Mi.

2009-04-23 Thread Jim Staniforth
  Several 17s had the funny wooden 15m tips, including #45 I had a share in. Elegant looking at 15m, not at all. Fast and responsive, yes!   The 31 could have three spans in one trailer... And it'll only cost as much as two gliders. Jim ___ Au

Re: [Aus-soaring] Discus's 25th Birthday!

2009-04-23 Thread tom claffey
So you HAVE been wrong before Mike?!! PS: FV [the oldest in Australia] soon off to a new home. Tom --- On Wed, 22/4/09, Mike Borgelt wrote: From: Mike Borgelt Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Discus's 25th Birthday! To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Received: Wednesday,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Discus's 25th Birthday!

2009-04-23 Thread Adam Woolley
>From Biggo.. Dear Adam, thanks a lot. I remember this days 25 years very well, but I miss the date. It was the day before easter in 1984…… There was a story in advance, some days before the glider get ready, Klaus says, for the maiden flight only basic instruments are needed…2 days b